Item of outerwear

ABSTRACT

Outerwear garment made of circularly knitted fabric in which two flattened circularly knitted tube portions ( 1, 2 ) are slitted open by a predetermined length, commencing from one end, along a longitudinal edge and in which the slitted edges, beginning at the end, are sewn together by a length less than the slitted open length.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention

[0002] The invention relates to an outerwear garment of circularly knitted mesh fabric and to a novel method of making it.

[0003] 2. The Prior Art

[0004] The fabrication of outerwear garments by circular knitting is known. As shown, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,060, a circularly knitted tube is provided at its ends with various cut-outs or openings which are banded or hemmed. The fabrication process is relatively complex, however.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The invention aims at providing an outerwear garment from circularly knitted meshed fabric the fabrication which is simpler than what has hitherto been possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0006] The garment in accordance with the invention is characterized by slitting open each of two flattened circularly knitted tube components, commencing at one end, along a predetermined length at a longitudinal edge and to sew them together beginning at the end for a length less than the slitted length. In this manner, the garment may be put on by being pulled over the wearer's head through the remaining free cut length and by putting the arms through the resulting sleeve sections.

[0007] In accordance with the invention, the slitted edges of the tube components are preferably only sewn together at the back portion of the garment whereas the other longitudinal edges are simply banded or hemmed.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

[0008] The novel features which are considered to be characteristic of the invention are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The invention itself, however, in respect of its structure, construction and lay-out as well as manufacturing techniques, together with other objects and advantages thereof, will be best understood from the following description of preferred embodiments when read in connection with the appended drawings, in which the sole FIGURE schematically depicts a garment made in accordance with the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0009] The drawing schematically depicts an embodiment in which two flattened tube components 1, 2 are slitted open along a longitudinal edge, the cut edges 1′, 2′; 1″, 2″ being then sewn together at their front and rear from the end along a predetermined length L, leaving an opening 3 which is then banded or hemmed and through which a head of a wearer may be inserted when the completed garment provided with a torso portion 4 and sleeves 5 is put on.

[0010] Instead of sewing the resultant cut edges 1′, 2′; 1″, 2″ together at both sides, i.e. at the front as well as at the rear, only the edges 1″, 2″ may be sewn together to leave the front portion open. The front edges 1′, 2′ may then be banded or hemmed.

Outerwear Garment

[0011] The invention relates to an outerwear garment of circularly knitted mesh fabric.

[0012] The fabrication of outerwear garments by circular knitting is known. As shown, for instance, in U.S. Pat. No. 5,605,060, a circularly knitted tube is provided at its ends with various cut-outs or openings which are banded or hemmed. The fabrication process is relatively complex, however.

[0013] The invention aims at providing an outerwear garment from circularly knitted meshed fabric the fabrication which is simpler than what has hitherto been possible. The garment in accordance with the invention is characterized by slitting open each of two flattened circularly knitted tube components, commencing at one end, along a predetermined length at a longitudinal edge and to sew them together beginning at the end for a length less than the slitted length. In this manner, the garment may be put on by being pulled over the wearer's head through the remaining free cut length and by putting the arms through the resulting sleeve sections.

[0014] In accordance with the invention, the slitted edges of the tube components are preferably only sewn together at the back portion of the garment whereas the other longitudinal edges are simply banded or hemmed.

[0015] The drawing schematically depicts an embodiment in which two flattened tube components 1, 2 are slitted open along a longitudinal edge, the cut edges 1′, 2′; 1″, 2″ being then sewn together at their front and rear from the end along a predetermined length L, leaving an opening 3 which is then banded or hemmed and through which a head of a wearer may be inserted when the completed garment provided with a torso portion 4 and sleeves 5 is put on.

[0016] Instead of sewing the resultant cut edges 1′, 2′; 1″, 2″ together at both sides, i.e. at the front as well as at the rear, only the edges 1″, 2″ may be sewn together to leave the front portion open. The front edges 1′, 2′ may then be banded or hemmed. 

What is claimed is:
 1. Outerwear garment made of circularly knitted meshed fabric, characterized by the fact that each of two flattened circularly knitted tube portions (1, 2) are slitted open, commencing from one end, along a longitudinal edge by a predetermined length and that the cut edges (1′, 2′; 1″, 2″) are sewn together, beginning from the end, by a length less than the slitted open length.
 2. Outerwear garment of claim 1, characterized by the fact that the cut edges of the tube portions (1, 2) are sewn together at one side only, the cut edges of the other side being simply banded or hemmed.
 3. A method of making a garment, comprising the steps of: providing first and second circularly knitted tubular fabric pieces of predetermined length; flattening the first and second fabric pieces to form in each one of them an elongated creased edge; slitting the first and second fabric pieces from one end thereof along the creased edge by a length less than the predetermined length to form in each of the first and second fabric pieces a pair free edges; sewing one free edge of the first fabric piece to one free edge of the second fabric piece; banding at least a portion of the other free edges of the first and second fabric pieces.
 4. The method of claim 3, further including the step of sewing together the remaining portion of the other free edges of the first and second fabric pieces.
 5. The method of claim 3, further including the step of banding the remaining portion of the free edges of the first and second fabric pieces. 